Karl Malone vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 James Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 James Ray 228

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 James Ray 76

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 James Ray 39

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 James Ray 3

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 James Ray 0

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 James Ray 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) James Ray 1.0 (1982)